11:25 AM.Why are 20 percent of NZ kids getting to intermediate or high school with literacy problems? Panel discussion with Tom Nicholson, Pat Newman and Alison Halkyard, a teacher at Whangaparoa College… Read moreAudio

Alison Halkyard, a teacher at Whangaparoa College, north of Auckland, a 30-year veteran currently completing a post-grad diploma in literacy fulltime; Tom Nicholson, Professor at Massey University in Auckland, Professor of Literacy Education; and Pat Newman, Principal of Hora Hora primary school in Whangarei and the President of the Tai Tokerau Principals Association, which represents more than 160 schools in Northland and Far North.